3 Drastic WWE character changes that worked and 3 that did not

#4 WWE character change worked: Becky Lynch

Given that WWE officials originally wanted Becky Lynch to work as a heel after SummerSlam 2018, her drastic character change during that time could arguably belong to either of these categories.

Lynch attacked Charlotte Flair following their SmackDown Women’s Championship Triple Threat match (also involving Carmella) at SummerSlam, and the Irish Lass Kicker went on to question fans’ loyalty to her on the next episode of SmackDown.

The WWE Universe refused to accept Lynch as a heel and continued to support her even when she acted as the villain in certain storylines and segments, such as when she mocked Edge’s neck injury on SmackDown and when she got herself disqualified against Charlotte Flair at Super Show-Down 2018.

That left WWE’s decision-makers with little choice but to embrace Lynch, who reinvented herself with her The Man persona, as the top fan favorite in the entire company.

Lynch’s rise to the top of the women’s division led her all the way to the main event of WrestleMania 35, where she defeated Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair to win the RAW Women’s Championship and SmackDown Women’s Championship in the first women’s match to go on last at WrestleMania.